Venturers Victoria in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Venturers Victoria

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8543 9800

Address: 152 Forster Road 3149 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.vicventurers.com.au

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25.01.2022 This week, the Unit Spotlight team decided that it was time to shake things up a little. Rather than just the one unit, we have a collection of units from across the state as a celebration of our triumphant return to face to face Scouting. We send our best wishes to all those units who are finally able to get back together. If you have any specific questions about getting back to in-person Scouting safely, send us an email ([email protected]) or message us on Faceb...ook or Instagram. It's so good to be back, so let's keep up the good work to make sure that we can continue to meet face to face. Wear a mask, wash your hands and keep 1.5 metres distance between yourself and others. Keep sending us your photos and stories, we love to see what you've been up to and it helps other units find new ideas for their programs. ~~ Has your unit been up to anything interesting? Contact us via Facebook or Instagram for a chance to be featured in next week's Unit Spotlight #MaxOutAsAVenturerScout #venturersvictoria #lookwide

25.01.2022 This week’s BADGE OF THE WEEK is Service!! This week, Pete from Auburn Venturers is sharing his story. I am a Venturer at Auburn Venturers in the Boroondara district. Throughout Metropolitan lockdown, I decided I wanted to do something to work towards badge work, and after brainstorming ideas I chose to mow the lawn at my Scout hall on a regular basis with the goal to restore the quality of the lawn! After mowing it 13 times throughout the course of lockdown, it is where I ...want it to be! Now I can use the time towards badge work, which I hope to eventually use towards my QS award in 2021. Service aims to Introduce Venturers to the needs of people in the community and to ways in which some of these are met. This is normally carried out in 10 hours of service to the community or Scouting movement. Activities could be anything from volunteering at a community space or event, to working on a section camp. In Our New Program, this translates to multiple of the Special Interest Areas. To learn more about the Service badge and other badges visit: https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/age-sections-adults/venturers/ Do you have an interesting badge work story that you’d like to share? If so, we’d love to hear from you!! Reach out to us over Instagram DM or Facebook Messenger. #MaxOutAsAVenturerScout #lookwide #venturersvictoria #virtualventuring

22.01.2022 Beginner’s Guide to New Program Rovers. Great for older Venturers soon to head to Rovers and the New Program. This workshop will be going through the entire New Program from start to finish! It will include links to resources, top tips from Rovers that have been on the New Program for 4 years, answers to FAQs, and much more. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you have. This workshop will be more in depth than any other one run before. So please ensure your Unit is represented as this is the best time to ask your questions.

21.01.2022 Our Virtual Venturing badges have arrived, and are ready for you to order from the Scout Shop! Now that we're getting back to Non-Virtual Venturing, make sure your Unit orders some as souvenirs to show you survived, and maybe even thrived, during Virtual Venturing. Price is $2 each, or bulk order in multiples of 10 @ $1.60 each - all profits will be donated to Headspace, supporting youth mental health (because let's face, we've all needed some mental health support the last f...ew months). Order now to avoid missing out!! https://scoutshop.com.au/p/2020-victorian-virtual-venturing

20.01.2022 The Victorian Venturer Council will be joining in with this on Saturday night - will your Unit be joining us?

20.01.2022 Do you know a past Venturer or soon to be 18yo that would be a great youth leadership voice for Scouts Victoria? If so then share this with them.

15.01.2022 Is you unit registered and planning for Winter Gathering? With Winter Gathering just around the corner, this is an event NO Venturer in Victoria wants to miss! For more info and to register, follow the link below, and keep an eye out on the Victorian Venturers socials!... See you at WG!! It’s going to be epic. https://www.trybooking.com/BSCQJ #venturers #victorianventurers #scouts #scoutsvictoria #scoutsaustralia #wintergathering #wintercamp #hotchocolate

14.01.2022 Great to see Allen doing some great environmental work and community service. Environment under the old scheme or Special Interest Area - Environment in the Achievement Pathways.

14.01.2022 There's only ONE WEEK TO GO before the deadline to have Queen's Scout Award nomination paperwork into Scouts Victoria head office to be part of the next Government House presentation early next year. Before the paperwork can be submitted, your nomination must have been presented to and approved by: - your Unit Council - your Group Council... - your District/Zone Venturer Council - your Region Venturer Commissioner (record book & evidence review) - your District Commissioner (interview) If you haven't completed any of these steps yet, you should talk to the relevant person ASAP! If you need further assistance, contact VVC - support(at)vicventurers.com.au

13.01.2022 The unit buddy system closes in 1 WEEKS TIME. Make sure your unit signs up before the 30/06. After which we will match up units! Link: https://forms.gle/qDuMCWBnFYjF4tHv5 Information on the unit buddy system: ... The Unit Buddy System is designed to help units connect with other units from both near and far, to share ideas, activities and interests. Units that sign up will be grouped with 1 or 2 other units. Where possible Units that share a common interest will be grouped together to assist Venturers in meeting like-minded Units. The more information your unit provides the more individualised your units groupings will be. Some of the other benefits of the Unit Buddy System include: - Meeting other units, - gaining access to other units’ facilities and experience, - increasing connections between regional and metro units, - and encouraging Units to Look Wide.

12.01.2022 UNIT SPOTLIGHT: Whitehorse Venturers Whitehorse Venturers are back! Like many units in Metro Melbourne, they've had a chance to finally meet up in person They have been working on their Outdoor skills, and are... looking forward to completing the transition to the Achievement Pathways on Our Program. If you have any questions about how to introduce Our Program to your unit, contact us through Facebook or Instagram. ~~ Has your unit been up to anything interesting? Contact us via Facebook or Instagram for a chance to be featured in next week's Unit Spotlight #MaxOutAsAVenturerScout #venturersvictoria#lookwide

12.01.2022 Is your unit excited for ‘Winter Gathering’?! Discuss it as a Unit this week and make sure it's on your Term 3 program! Units will be able to have their own small unit campfire at their campsite, so you can sit around and chat while staying warm. Units will need to bring their own fire barrel.... Please remember to bring the appropriate safety equipment if planning to bring a fire barrel. Remember, numbers are limited and bookings will close on July 18, so book early to make sure you're part of the action! See you at WG! https://www.trybooking.com/BSCQJ #winter #wintergathering #wg #scouts #venturers #scoutsvictoria #wintercamp #campfire

10.01.2022 Are you coming Winter Gathering 2021? How are you getting here? Is your unit carpooling? If not, Winter Gathering Transport has you covered, a bus service is now available from Waurn Ponds Railway Station to Eumerella Scout Camp!... To find out more, visit the application and sign up link below! https://www.trybooking.com/BSCQJ #venturers #scouts #venturerscouts #venture #camp #wintergathering #wg #wintergathering2021

07.01.2022 Just a month after AG next year so book it in and let’s get back out there in 2021

06.01.2022 Today only! Great opportunity to get a pretty good tent for $199 that you can now use!

05.01.2022 For the 2020 Scouts Victoria ARAP, we would like to showcase youth members from across the State via video. Want to star in the ARAP? Simply film yourself answering one or more of these questions and then send it to [email protected] Questions: What Scout Group are you from? What was your favourite activity with your unit this year?... Which Scout Quest event did you like the most and why? What are you looking forward to doing most when restrictions are lifted? Would you like to say anything to your Leaders? Tips for filming: Wear your shirt and scarf. (With no jumpers underneath please!) Use your phone in landscape mode. Speak loudly and clearly. Try not to have noise in the background. Pause between answering each question. Want to participate but don’t want to speak? Take a photo of yourself (in landscape and wearing uniform) with a sign that says Thank you Leaders or something similar and send it through!

03.01.2022 The deadline for submitting completed Queen's Scout nominations to be included in the next Government House presentation is November 30th. If you are in the process of completing your nomination, you need to make sure you have everything completed, signed, and submitted to Scouts Victoria Head Office by this date. This includes:... - Approval by your Unit Council - Approval by your Group Council - Review and approval by your District/Zone Venturer Council - Technical review of your record book & folder of evidence by your Venturer Commissioner-Region - Interview and approval by your District Commissioner If there is still any of these steps you need to complete in your Queen's Scout nomination, now is the time to talk to the people involved! For more information or advice, contact your Venturer Commissioner-Region, or anyone on the Victorian Venturer Council.

03.01.2022 This week’s BADGE OF THE WEEK is Ideals!! This week, Blake from 145/37 Foresters is sharing her story. Ideals aims to allow Venturers to find out more about themselves, and better understand relationships with other, through exploration of moral, social, and religious customs. In Our New Program, this fits under the Special Interest Area of Creating a Better World. To learn more about the Ideals badge and other badges visit: https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/age-sections-adults.../venturers/ Do you have an interesting badge work story that you’d like to share? If so, we’d love to hear from you!! Reach out to us over Instagram DM or Facebook Messenger. #MaxOutAsAVenturerScout #venturersvictoria #lookwide #virtualventuring